A couple years ago we held a series on marketing, shooting and photoshop workflow strategies with Oakville photographer Maggie Habieda. I love this lady. So much passion, ambition, ballz (metaphorically speaking) and the willingness to chase after great big hairy audacious goals in a day and age when most are either throwing in the towel […]

There’s a reason why I love self-help so much. I walk a fine line between sanity and falling into the deep abyss who who knows what. I don’t want to find out what’s down there. For me, it takes on going work. Self help and on going learning, support, family and growth. I know. I […]

Was listening to Joe Rogan talk about becoming successful as a stand up comic. He says it starts with an “ember”. A fire, passion, which drives us to work hard. You know, the “D” word….discipline. But one thing he warned about and I found most interesting is the idea behind playing for your peers. In […]

Is money Evil? How do you feel about money? Money isn’t everything, but all too often is viewed upon with scorn, negativity and skewed perceptions. I personally struggled with this all my life, but am working on it everyday. It’s an uphill battle. We run businesses, and therefore we must have goals and plans, right? […]

Years ago I had a huge epiphany. It was a Friday. I had been working hard all week. And I had a big wedding the next day. Worse, I was nervous, scared, stressed and felt out of control. “What the hell was going on!??” I stressed to myself. The added stress of worrying about being […]

Bigger, faster, wider…that’s my rule of thumb. In other words, what is the widest aperture I can get away with considering: lens choices available situation….in other words, what and who am I photographing the lighting and certain challenges, limitations or options available the subject matter Some examples, from recent shoots….and some explanations as to why […]

Yes, there was a time, pre-digital, when photography was much, much harder to master. And this created a vacuum. And a market. An ‘easy’ one for the willing. If you were willing to learn and master, somewhat, the complexities of photography, and you have half a head for business, you could do alright. And make […]

I’ll never forget it. My mom was hanging a picture or something. I do remember her holding a hammer. I think I was all of 14 yrs old, me and my four younger sisters, running around, making life chaotic, loud as only a family of five kids can be loud. My mom stopped, turned at […]